Jefferson County commissioners are soliciting proposals from developers to build a hotel next to the Ford Park exhibit hall, but taxpayer money won't be used in the effort, said County Judge Jeff Branick said Monday.

Still, the county can offer some inducement similar to an industrial tax abatement to attract a developer, Branick said.

It could be in the form of foregoing property taxes for a period or not collecting hotel-motel taxes, also for a defined period, Branick said.

"We want to make it attractive to conventions," Branick said.

Part of the request for a proposed development could include a water park as well.